Proslavery
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Proslavery is an adjective meaning Supporting slavery.
Meaning
Supporting slavery.
More Meanings
- Support for the institution of slavery.
Example Sentences
His proslavery views were shaped not only by money and status but also by his deeply racist views, which he tried to justify through pseudoscience.
The old wisdom that southerners rose up in unison in 1831 after a decade of preparation in the tenets of proslavery is patently an erroneous interpretation.
By 1835 the excitement was at its height, and especially along the line of the moral and religious argumentation, where the proslavery men met talk with talk.
When it seemed later that the cause of freedom would eventually triumph the proslavery element undertook to perpetuate slavery through a system of indentured servant labor.
Synonyms for proslavery
Depending on context, synonyms include proslaveryism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antislavery, capitalist, pro-federalist, procapitalist, fascist, conscriptionist.
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